Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьrzlъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Equivalent to *mьrznǫti +‎ *-lъ.

Adjective

*mьrzlъ

  1. frozen

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *mьrzlъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrzlъ *mьrzla *mьrzlo
genitive *mьrzla *mьrzly *mьrzla
dative *mьrzlu *mьrzlě *mьrzlu
accusative *mьrzlъ *mьrzlǫ *mьrzlo
instrumental *mьrzlomь *mьrzlojǫ *mьrzlomь
locative *mьrzlě *mьrzlě *mьrzlě
vocative *mьrzle *mьrzlo *mьrzlo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrzla *mьrzlě *mьrzlě
genitive *mьrzlu *mьrzlu *mьrzlu
dative *mьrzloma *mьrzlama *mьrzloma
accusative *mьrzla *mьrzlě *mьrzlě
instrumental *mьrzloma *mьrzlama *mьrzloma
locative *mьrzlu *mьrzlu *mьrzlu
vocative *mьrzla *mьrzlě *mьrzlě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrzli *mьrzly *mьrzla
genitive *mьrzlъ *mьrzlъ *mьrzlъ
dative *mьrzlomъ *mьrzlamъ *mьrzlomъ
accusative *mьrzly *mьrzly *mьrzla
instrumental *mьrzly *mьrzlami *mьrzly
locative *mьrzlěxъ *mьrzlaxъ *mьrzlěxъ
vocative *mьrzli *mьrzly *mьrzla
Definite declension of *mьrzlъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrzlъjь *mьrzlaja *mьrzloje
genitive *mьrzlajego *mьrzlyję̇ *mьrzlajego
dative *mьrzlujemu *mьrzlěji *mьrzlujemu
accusative *mьrzlъjь *mьrzlǫjǫ *mьrzloje
instrumental *mьrzlyjimь *mьrzlǫjǫ *mьrzlyjimь
locative *mьrzlějemь *mьrzlěji *mьrzlějemь
vocative *mьrzlъjь *mьrzlaja *mьrzloje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrzlaja *mьrzlěji *mьrzlěji
genitive *mьrzluju *mьrzluju *mьrzluju
dative *mьrzlyjima *mьrzlyjima *mьrzlyjima
accusative *mьrzlaja *mьrzlěji *mьrzlěji
instrumental *mьrzlyjima *mьrzlyjima *mьrzlyjima
locative *mьrzluju *mьrzluju *mьrzluju
vocative *mьrzlaja *mьrzlěji *mьrzlěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrzliji *mьrzlyję̇ *mьrzlaja
genitive *mьrzlъjixъ *mьrzlъjixъ *mьrzlъjixъ
dative *mьrzlyjimъ *mьrzlyjimъ *mьrzlyjimъ
accusative *mьrzlyję̇ *mьrzlyję̇ *mьrzlaja
instrumental *mьrzlyjimi *mьrzlyjimi *mьrzlyjimi
locative *mьrzlyjixъ *mьrzlyjixъ *mьrzlyjixъ
vocative *mьrzliji *mьrzlyję̇ *mьrzlaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мерзлꙑй (merzlyj)
      • Belarusian: ме́рзлы (mjérzly) (dialectal)
      • Russian: мёрзлый (mjórzlyj)
      • Ukrainian: ме́рзлий (mérzlyj)
  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: мрзао
      Latin script: mrzao
    • Slovene: mŕzel (tonal orthography)

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьrzlъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 162